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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Madigan’s ed reform committee meets today and tomorrow. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Madigan’s ed reform committee meets today and tomorrow. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Madigan’s ed reform committee meets today and tomorrow.

Boss Madigan has schedule hearings of his phony education reform committee in Aurora today and tomorrow.

I say phony for several reasons.

  • The hearings are scheduled to receive testimony on bills that have not even been written yet.
  • The committee is stacked with legislators who have a pre-existing condition, paid for by Stand for Children, a Superman political action Oregon-based outfit who advocate doing away with tenure, seniority rights, union collective bargaining rights and the right to strike.
  • The current legislative session is too short to consider any bills that the public, teachers and education